Pocket Bike Facts

Pocket bikes are increasingly becoming more and more popular among both adults and children. These bikes are small in size and are a miniature version of GP racing bikes. Pocket bike Racing is a rapidly growing sport for both children and adults, and by their nature are fun to ride. Although they may appear to look like toys, the European minimotos are built to high quality standards of accuracy and proportion of the world class GP bike. Its popularity lies in the fact that while these bikes is a smaller version of the larger ones; the easy handling and the speeds that they can attain are some of the major attractions of these bikes. These bikes are powered by a two- stroke 40- 49cc gasoline engine or electric motor. Because these small bikes can be very powerful, it is very important to give extra emphasis on the use of protective gear. All riders should wear a good helmet, gloves, riding jacket, riding pants or jeans with sliders and high top shoes. . Safety should be the primary concern of the rider and the sport itself. The bikes accelerate very quickly but then it differs from bike to bike depending on the name of the brand. Polini pocket bikes are known to have fantastic acceleration speeds that can accelerate to about forty-five miles per hour. The speed can be modified more or less depending on optional performance upgrades and sprocket sizes. The components that make up the pocket bike are the two- stroke engine, reeds, crank, engine, the cylinder, clutch, tires, the exhaust, spark plug and more importantly fuel with which to ride the bike. One should never use gas that has been in storage for even a short amount of time. The standard Polini engine-mixing ratio for Gas and Oil is 50 to 1, however some brands of pocket bikes using off brand engines may need a mixing ratio for Gas to Oil at 25 to 1. Pocket bikes can also operate on pump gas, however, fresh premium gas is recommended. The best type of oil to use in a pocket bike can be any quality name brand 2-cycle oil, which can be found at any motorcycle/ ATV store. If one is not careful while driving a pocket bike, the front wheel of the bike can rise up without hesitation with the application of power. Also, because of its short wheelbase, they can turn very quickly. It is very important to give extra emphasis on the use of protective gear. All riders should wear a good helmet, gloves, riding jacket, riding pants or jeans with sliders and high top shoes. Pocket bikes can be fun machines to own and enjoy.